Innovative WV study teachers craft own West Virginia text
Preston County teachers forming a West Virginia Studies Committee compiled their own teaching materials over two days as no current textbooks existed. They linked past events to present issues, with units on family history, culture reconstruction, legislative outreach, Corridor E growth, environmental economics, and state industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Lindley Kingwood
Preston County
West Virginia
Theresa Bautista
Terra Alta
Bautista
Blair Montgomery
Kingwood High
Bruceton High
Warren Mack
Bruceton
Valley Junior High
Barbara Gunn
Aurora
Rita Decker
Wayne Miller
Tunnelton High School
Miller
Charleston
Capitol
Tunnelton
Tom Moran
Gareth Shay
Newburg
Ed Knotts
Fellowsville
Earl Snyder
Rowlesburg
Preston County to Open Vocational Center near Kingwood
Preston County Board of Education outlines enrollment aims for the new Preston Educational Center at the County Farm. The center will offer half day schedules, three Carnegie credits per year for half day work, and a testbed year to refine instruction. Adults may enroll later, and typing will be offered in all high schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingwood
Preston County
County Board of Education
Preston Board
Preston
Richard Glass
Carnegie
Board of Education
Arthurdale Boy Scout Troop 84 Plans May Camp and Events
Troop 84 led by Scout Master Robert Day schedules a May Camp-o-ree at Camp Mountaineer May 12 weekend with at least 15 Arthurdale Scouts. A May 20 Preston and Taylor County Field Day in Kingwood includes full Troop 84 participation. Day to receive a ten year pin at the Council Recognition Dinner May 5 at Camp Mountaineer with Assistant Scout Master Richard Dalton and committee members in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthurdale
Boy Scout
Camp Mountaineer
Kingwood
Troop 84
Robert Day
Day
Nis
Richard Dalton
PTA seeks addresses of Tunnelton alumni
Tunnelton PTA reports invitations for the Alumni Homecoming on May 28 are being returned for insufficient addresses. Anyone knowing the addresses of listed alumni should contact Mrs. Edward Funk at Box 157 Tunnelton WV.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PTA
Tunnelton
Edward Funk
W.va
Jack Simpson
James Mercure Jr
Arthur Sanders
Vivian Shaver Manley
Lucille Freeland
Pauline Shahan Hinkle
Willis
All-County Band Concert Set at Kingwood High
Preston All-County Band, drawn from Preston County high schools, will perform at 3 p.m. today in Kingwood High auditorium under conductor Don Wilcox. A $1 donation at the door supports music costs. program includes Sousa The Free Lance March and American Folk Rhapsody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingwood
Preston
Kingwood High
Preston County
Don Wilcox
West Virginia University
Sousa
Grundman
Sounds of the Carpenters
Cacavas
C. Metheny
Tunnelton
S. Britton
Rowlesburg
J. Davis
K. Shrout
T. Layton
N. Stevens
Valley
K. Henline
N. Roth
Aurora
C. Cale
Bruceton
M. Metheny
C. Smith
Newburg
L. Taylor
P. Trout
B. Crawford
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Marion Mace
Orr Avenue
Preston Educational Center
Boy Scouts
Taylor County
Freeland
Brant Goode
Jerry Wiles
Dessa Hoffman
Kay Hanaker
Linda Maxwell
Joan Ridenour
George
Doris) Britton) Hensel
Frank Miller
Williard Mercure
Freda Sherren
Robert Wiles
Ethel Jane Avey
Lucille Shahan Eichelberger
Ronald Freeland
Earnest Avey
Glenn Sigley
Ramona Hall
James McGinnis
Gerald Miller
Betty Poland Johnson
Preston Motors, Inc
East Main Street
W. VA
L. Michael
J. Peterson
L. Sims
C. Lenhart
K. Dailey
J. Foreman
L. Wilkinson
D. Crogan
E. Pool
A. Arnette
J. Felton
C. Greza
S. Wehner
J. Waybright
Rolhesburg
M. Winters
M. Bennett
N. Dunaway
L. Field
T. Summers
D. Wiles
J. Johnson
C. Minor
Tunnel
H. P. Briggs & Stratton
Preston Parts, Inc
Clem Teets
Ot 60, Inc
Terra Alta, W
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